Founding Applied AI Engineer

We're looking for an applied AI engineer to help us build the next generation of Atlas - starting with an AI-powered travel and hotel concierge used by some of the most influential people in the world.

You'll design and ship real-world AI systems that personalize recommendations, automate complex requests, and rethink how payments, dining, and travel can work at the highest level.

This is a rare opportunity to work on meaningful, user-facing AI products inside a small, world-class team.

- AI recommendation and booking flows (hotels, dining, flights)

- Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems for dynamic hotel and travel searches

- Preference engines that learn and evolve from member interactions

- Lightweight AI orchestration layers integrated with Zendesk, Slack, and our internal tools

We believe determined and passionate people can adapt to any tech stack. Ideally, you have:

- 5+ years experience developing software in modern environments (Python, Node.js, Go, or similar)

- 3+ years experience deploying and scaling cloud-based applications (AWS, GCP, or similar)

- Deep experience integrating LLMs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Hugging Face) and building production AI systems

- Knowledge of retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), embeddings, and vector search (Pinecone, FAISS, or similar)

- Solid understanding of database design (Postgres, Redis, vector DBs)

- Strong optimization skills, especially for low-latency, high-availability systems

- Product instincts - you think about the end experience, not just the technical specs

- Collaboration skills and a desire to work tightly with product, design, and operations

- Real impact: You'll help define how AI changes luxury travel, payments, and experiences for the most discerning customers in the world.

- Early stage, no bureaucracy: We're lean, well funded, growing fast, and moving faster.

- Creative, high-caliber teammates: Our team comes from places like Shopify, Apple, Y Combinator startups - but what matters most here is what you build.

- Solid

compensation: Competitive salary and meaningful equity - you're helping build the foundation of Atlas.

- Fun problem space: Every day involves designing tech that makes luxury travel, dining, and payments feel seamless.